Gender Officer (Female), ERC Project

Jagorani Chakra Foundation

Jagorani Chakra Foundation

 

Jagorani Chakra Foundation

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Summary

  • Vacancy: 1
  • Age: at least 28 years
  • Location: Cox’s Bazar
  • Minimum Salary: Tk. 71148 (Monthly)
  • Experience: At least 3 years
  • Published: 25 Sep 2024

 

Requirements

Experience

  • At least 3 years

Additional Requirements

  • Age at least 28 years
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in education program implementation, with a focus on gender mainstreaming and girls’ education.
  •  Minimum 3 years of experience in providing gender mainstreaming/responsive/ transformative training for education providers.
  •  Strong knowledge of gender dynamics and gender-responsive education strategies.
  •  Excellent communication and training facilitation skills.
  •  Proficiency in English and Bangla; knowledge of Rohingya or Chittagonian dialect is an advantage.
  • Conceptual understanding and technical knowledge on formal and non-formal education, Community Mobilization and Education Equity.§ Skill in Computer software as MS-Office, MS Excel and MS Power Point.
  •  Skills in Organize the Teacher’s Training and Facilitation
  •  Ability to work under stressful situations and meet deadlines;
  •  Technical innovation with good communication Skills including survey, report writing and staff supervision.

Responsibilities & Context

Jagorani Chakra Foundation (JCF) is a national voluntary social welfare organization. JCF is implementing Providing equitable access to quality education for children in the Rohingya refugee camps and host communities in Cox’s Bazar District (ERC) project supported by Unicef. To ensure the quality implementation of the project, JCF intends to recruit project staff from qualified candidates of Bangladeshi nationals.

Gender Mainstreaming:

  • Lead efforts to mainstream gender considerations across all education programs and activities.
  • Conduct gender assessments and analyses to identify gender-specific challenges and opportunities within the education sector.
  • Develop and implement strategies to ensure gender-responsive curriculum, teaching methodologies, and school management practices.
  • Collaborate with project field staffs and different community stakeholders to integrate gender equality principles into education program implementation and practices.
  • Targeted initiatives for Girls’ Education:§ Develop and implement targeted initiatives to increase girls’ enrollment and retention in learning facilities.
  • Identify barriers to girls’ education and design interventions to address these challenges in Rohingya camps context.§ Advocate for girls’ education within the refugee community and among humanitarian actors.
  • Support the establishment of safe and conducive learning environments for girls.

Capacity Building and Training:

  •  Provide training and capacity-building sessions for project staffs on gender-sensitive and girls’ education programming.
  •  Develop and contextualize training materials to build knowledge, capacity and awareness session on positive gender norms, importance of girl’s education and as per the need of the field, especially for female volunteers and religious leaders.
  •  Monitor and evaluate the impact of gender and girls’ education initiatives and make necessary adjustments.

Community engagement and consultation:

  •  Develop agenda and key messages for the community engagement meetings and support the field staffs for successful conduction
  •  Identify and engage with key stakeholders within the community, including community leaders, elders, and women’s groups. Organize regular community meetings to provide updates on projects, gather feedback, and address concerns.
  •  Conduct focus group discussions with community members to delve deeper into specific issues and gather qualitative data. Administer surveys and questionnaires to collect quantitative data and measure community opinions.
  • Ensure that all engagement efforts are culturally sensitive and respect local traditions and norms.
  •  Ensure effective communication by addressing language barriers and using appropriate communication channels.
  •  Collect quarterly reflection from community to improve the community engagement strategy

Advocacy, Coordination and Collaboration:

  • Collaborate with other women led organization, NGOs, and government bodies at camp level to ensure coordinated efforts in promoting girls’ education and gender equality.
  • Participate in UNICEF all partner monthly gender meeting and work closely with UNICEF gender focal point to share the organizational progress, challenges and opportunities representing gender and girls’ education concerns.

Knowledge Management, Monitoring & Reporting:

  • Work closely with information and data officer to track, compile and analyze data on gender§ Monitor children attendance, especially girls’ attendance, retention and participation in classes and provide regular reports to supervisors and stakeholders.
  • Document best practices, success stories and lessons learned related to gender mainstreaming and girls’ education. Follow the organization’s Child Safeguarding, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Gender, and WB Policy.

Compensation & Other Benefits

Tk. 71,148 per month, Consolidated and other admissible benefits as per organizational policy as well as the project

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Cox’s Bazar

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